Pitch Slider On the SLK 1200 the pitch slider is very hard to move up and down. I really have to push it. Also the pitch doesn't stay constant it moves up and down. Please responsd vmagsino@hotmail.com

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Before anything else I would clean the pitch slider control with a little bit of De-Oxit D5 cleaner or Servisol. It could be there is some dust/dirt in the slider control causing a fluctuation in speed because of bad contacts.

Spray a little in the slider, work it a few times and leave for about 5 minutes before trying. Hope this helps :)

Put the pitch slider to +6 and adjust the internal preset until the top set of dots on the platter are stationary.
Check again with the pitch at +3.3 if the dots are stationary then job done!, if not then the pitch slider is worn and perfect calibration won't be possible until the pitch slider is replaced.

I am in the same boat. I disassembled both of mine and had them powder coated at a paint shop last summer. Both were working fine but now the pitch on one unit is not working. And the green zero lock light stays on no matter which way I adjust the ptich.

sound like the pitch has been tampered with.Right you felling confer dent if so get your self a Philips screwdriver switch the deck off & unplug it under the slip mat there are two big holes put your fingers in them then twist & pull the platter off its always a mission because of the magnetic brakes.when you've got it off undo the 5 screws that hold the plastic cover on, then you'll see a circuit board on the top right hand side which has 2 pot one named BRAKE the other PITCH adjust the PITCH anticlockwise until it's slot is pointing up straight put it all back together but dont put the screws back in just yet.test it first if it's still not right repeat this proses untill you nail it.GOOD LUCK if you get stuk e-mail me djtatty@hotmail.com

usually, when you buy the pitch fader itself, then it comes with the circuit board. Ring up panasonic or a distributor and maybe they stock them, but im not sure why you need just a circuit board...and if u bought a pitch and it came without one, then just give a ring around...at least someone will stock it

LED probably burned out, or installed reverse (+/- reversed) - Or, you installed a clickless (MK3/MK5) pitch control in an MK2 turntable.

Did you do this yourself? Or did you have this professional done? If professionally, and the LED does not work, ask for your money back! This is electronics repair 101!

If you did this yourself, then more than likely you installed the LED backwards. The longer lead is the positive lead. If the LED did not burn out, you might be able to just remove it and switch it around. If it does not work, then it probably shorted (more than likely). Also make sure that none of your solder is touching. This could cause a bad short to your entire turntable. So you want to becareful.

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THE PITCH slider or the variable resistor could have gone faulty. A new pitch is only $25 i think. They may need to salvage the pcb from your old one as technics no longer manufacters them. I've never seen the pitch led stay on lock when the actual pitch is not at zero. Hopefully the pitch did not short out the brake or the variable resistors on the motor's circuitboard.